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A C O M P L E T E
FIELD GUIDE
mastering Homesnap Pro in minutes
Just • Homesnap • It
/ just / homesnap / it (verb)
to open up the Homesnap Pro app because
you need real-time real estate information.
e.g.: “Need property history? Just Homesnap it.”
D O N ’ T G E T L E F T B E H I N D
GET BACK In a society where home search has gone mobile, Homesnap Pro
provides agents with real-time MLS data and powerful tools that
move with them, wherever they are, while providing their clients with
an industry-grade collaborative real estate search tool.
“Sounds great. But what about all the other mobile real estate
apps out there?”
Homesnap is the public-facing brand of the Broker Public Portal, a
national home search portal for consumers that follows Fair Display
Guidelines. With Homesnap, you get back your listings and your leads
— without paying for it.
Homesnap does all this (and more) with the mission of offering
innovative tech solutions that benefit all parties — agents, brokers
and consumers — through one unified platform.
LAY OF THE LAND N A V I G A TI N G TH E AP P
fig. 01
SEARCH SNAP A HOME
FILTER for search criteria
COMPASS
NEWS FEED
MESSAGING
PROPERTY INFO
LAYERS school territories property lines satellite view
PROFILE inviting clients preferred zip codes
AGENT-ONLY FEATURES premium marketing products find an agent pro university customer support
01 | PROPERTY SEARCH R E AL - TI ME S E AR C H R E S U L TS
MAP-BASED SEARCH WITH FILTERS AND L AYERS
LEGEND
ACTIVE LISTING
OPEN HOUSE
COMING SOON
UNDER CONTRACT
SOLD (within 365 days)
PUBLIC RECORD
(not currently in the MLS)
SCHOOLS
PRO NUGGETS OF WISDOM
Zoom out by pinching your fingers together on your map view.
Zoom in by pushing your fingers apart on your map view.
Lost your location on the map? Tap on the compass icon.
SNAP IT!
SEARCH WITH A PHOTO
KEYWORD SEARCH
FIND A PROPERT Y
Search by postal code, neighborhood, city, address or MLS number.
Select ‘Filter’ to apply your filter criteria.
Select ‘Reset’ and ‘Filter’ to remove all filter criteria.
Save snaps that you’d like your clients and colleagues to see.
They will be associated with your public profile and News Feed.
02 | PROPERTY LISTINGS C O M P R E H E N S IVE D A T A A C C ES S
PROPERTY INFORMATION ACCESS THE FOLLOWING:
STAY SAFE AT SHOWINGS PRO
RAPID CMA PRO
CONFIDENTIAL DATA PRO
RELATED AGENTS PRO
PROPERTY HISTORY
LISTING SUMMARY
LISTING DETAILS
LOCAL SCHOOLS
PROPERTY LINES
SIMILAR LISTINGS
RECENT SALES
HINT: Agent-only sections are
indicated with a yellow PRO label
and are not visible to clients, the
public or agents outside your MLS.
PRO NUGGETS OF WISDOM
Favorite your listings so they appear on your public profile; your connected
clients will see your listings on their News Feed.
Apple Users shortcut menu - swipe right on the rectangular property view.
Android Users shortcut menu - select the three dots in the top-right corner on the
rectangular property view.
03 | SHOWINGS & TOURS E A SY S C H E D U L I NG
SCHEDULE A SHOWING WITH CSS OR SHOWINGTIME
Scheduling a Showing is available for
properties where the listing agent utilizes
ShowingTime or CSS.
WALK PROPERTY LINES WITH OPTIONAL AUGMENTED REALITY
View the property’s lot boundary, and watch
your current location move with you! Plus,
view real-time physical property boundaries
using augmented reality (iPhones only).
PRO NUGGETS OF WISDOM
If ShowingTime or CSS are not available for a listing, refer to the Confidential
Data for showing instructions.
Property lines are not meant to be used in lieu of a survey, rather it gives your
clients a sense of where the property boundaries begin and end.
04 | COMMUNICATION I N - AP P C L I E NT C O L L AB O R A TI O N
INVITING CLIENTS
Upon accepting your invite and creating
a Homesnap account, a 1:1 relationship
is created. Your client works exclusively
with you within Homesnap!
IN-APP MESSAGING
View all properties you and your client
have shared with each other in a single
thread, along with the property’s most
updated MLS status.
PRO NUGGETS OF WISDOM
Add a profile picture within the ‘Me’ tab to provide a more personalized
touch for your existing clients and potential leads.
Invite your clients via email so they become eligible to receive
Homesnap’s Weekly Market Update. Clients love this!
05 | SAFETY TIMER G I V I N G A G E N T S P E A C E O F M I N D
TIMER SETUP
Setting an emergency timer is easy!
Simply select the expected duration
of your showing and add an
emergency contact.
MORE OPTIONS
With just one touch, you can easily
add more time for your showing,
dismiss the timer or send an
immediate distress alert.
PRO NUGGETS OF WISDOM
Add emergency contacts with a cell phone number only.
Contacts are notified if timer runs out to 0.
After selecting ‘Distress Alert’ you have up to five seconds to cancel
before your emergency contact(s) are notified.
06 | RAPID CMAs PROVIDE C LIENTS COMP GUIDANC E IN MINUTES
ADJUST VALUES
Create and share a professional CMA
right from your phone! Access the CMA
tool from your property listing page,
and adjust the subject property details
to reflect your desired comparables.
SELECT SIMILAR HOMES
Choose up to three comparable active
listings and up to three recent sales.
PERSONALIZE
Add a personal message and create!
Rapid CMAs are great for a quick-
and-dirty CMA, ahead of
a comprehensive CMA.
PRO NUGGETS OF WISDOM
Review each recommended sold property to ensure the comp being
selected is not too seasoned.
By leaving the recipient list blank, you will receive the generated report and can
pass it along to your client to ensure it doesn’t end up in their spam or junk folder.
07 | RELATED AGENTS STREAMLINED CONNECTIONS WITH OTHER AGENTS
HOW AM I CONNECTED
Jog your memory on how you are
connected with an agent (e.g.:
historical transactions, through
colleagues, etc.).
MESSAGING
Instantly message a listing agent
directly from the property listing page.
DEAL FLOW
Get insights into an agent’s historical
deals so you’re as prepared and
informed as possible when working
with them for the first time.
PRO NUGGETS OF WISDOM
Leverage deal flow data to better acquaint yourself when working with agents
for the first time. All this data is available in your MLS. Homesnap simply
presents it in a more meaningful way, and only to agents within your MLS.